Hays Post and Eagle Radio of Hays news, video and graphic design professionals were honored last week with 2022 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence.
Awards were presented at the annual KPA convention Friday in Newton.
Cristina Janney earned a first-place award for spot news for follow-up coverage of the December Four County Wildfire, as well as first place in the senior story category. Janney also earned to third-place awards in the best environmental portrait and education story categories.
Janney also shared first-place honors with James Bell in the photo package category for overage of UP4014 Big Boy's visit to Hays.
Bell also earned first place in the best digital project category for Post Podcast, and second place in the photo package category.
Jarrod Brantley earned first place in the best sports video category for his work on the Hays High basketball team's 2020-21 highlight reel, as well as second place in the best motion ad category.
Becky Kiser earned a first for best story originating from a public notice, and Jordan Schaeffer earned a first for best motion ad.
Hays Post, one of a handful of digital-only KPA members, competes against the largest publications in the state of Kansas, including the Wichita Eagle, Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital Journal.